Ms Dalton stood for the seat of Murray in 2015, winning 18 per cent of the vote.

The National Party have held the seat of Murray since 1984.

However, a recent Fairfax Media MIA poll has revealed that over 81 per cent of those who responded would vote for a Shooters, Fishers and Farmers candidate, while only 12 per cent would stick with the Nationals.

The poll had over 1000 responses, one of the highest response rates ever for a Fairfax Media MIA survey.

In the 2016 Orange by-election, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers shocked the Nationals by taking a large chunk of the vote in a traditionally safe seat.

Betting agency Sportsbet have the Nationals as slight favourites to the seat of Murray: